estacionar

/estaθjoˈnaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to park (to bring a vehicle to a halt in a specified place)

🚗 estacion-ar = station + -ar: to give your car a station

Estación means station, from Latin statio, a standing still, from stare, to stand. Adding the verb ending -ar gives estacionar: to make your car stand still in a spot. English station and stationary come from the same root.

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